It is widely hoped that Derek Chauvin will rot behind bars until that glorious day all jails and prisons are abolished and the doors swing open for all. More likely however his appeal will demand a mistrial on the grounds jurors knew damned well that a "not guilty" verdict after all that video evidence would burn Minneapolis to the ground. That could get him a new trial, though still in the face of overwhelming evidence of guilt. It is also possible he could avoid prison at his sentencing, but for him to get no prison time while others spend decades in prison over a microscopic trace of drugs would again be highly incendiary. Given how difficult it is to convict a cop of any crime much less murder, there is widespread sentiment that jurors and the whole system tossed murdered Deruk Chauvin under the bus to keep city centers standing.

On the same night as all this, police in Columbus, Ohio murdered a teenage girl, proving NOTHING has changed except one murderer has been thrown overboard.This is NOT a night to celebrate anymore after that brutal killing, but had Derek Chauvin walked it could have gone down as "the night the war started."

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